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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1965 First England player to bat on all days of a five-day Test (1977 Trent Bridge v Australia) Received first ball in a ODI and was first wicket to fall A "Run Machine" was what Geoffrey Boycott was called in the prime of his cricketing years. The epithet had an undertone of double-edgedness to it. It not only referred to Geoffrey Boycott's ability to score prodigious runs but probably to his manner of scoring them- machine-like sans any excitement. Infact, Geoffrey Boycott was dropped from the side for slow batting after scoring his career best 246 against England in 1967. Owing to some strange reasons, Geoffrey Boycott absented himself from cricket for three years from 1974-77. He made a comeback in 1978 scoring a century against the strong bowling side, West Indies. Had Geoffrey Boycott restrained himself from such tantrums, he could have easily been the first Englishman to reach 10,000 runs and the first to play 100 tests. He was the first English player to reach 8,000 runs. In the 108 test matches that he played, Geoffrey Boycott scored 8114 runs, with 22 centuries. Geoffrey Boycott called quits to test cricket in 1982. He is now a commentator and not a few believe that his commentaries in distinct Yorkshire accent are more entertaining than his batting was. Cricketscorelive.com gives information on Geoffrey Boycott and other Great Cricket Players. |
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